4 Homemade Low-Sugar Drinks To Try Instead Of Soda

You know, the ones in pouches, bottles, and juice boxes?

Some of these drinks can pack 40 grams of sugar per portion. (That's almost 10 teaspoons of sugar in just ONE drink!)

The results will be just as delicious and your kids will love them. We used resealable beverage pouches ($11.50 on Amazon) for portable, mess-free drinking — but you can also make a big batch in a pitcher and pour these into thermoses, or anything else you'd like.

TROPICAL PUNCH

Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

¼ cup fresh pineapple chunks

1 cup coconut water

1 slice of lime

Combine pineapple, coconut water, and lime in a glass and muddle to infuse flavors. Strain.

RASPBERRY PINK LEMONADE
Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

½ cup raspberries

1 cup water

½ cup lemon juice

Place all ingredients in a glass and muddle to infuse flavors. Strain.

STRAWBERRY MILK
Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

¼ cup strawberries, sliced

1 cup water

1 cup milk

Place strawberries and water in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook until strawberries are soft, about 5 minutes. Pass mixture through a fine mesh strainer and cool. Combine cooled strawberry mixture with milk and serve.

ORANGE SODA
Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ cups soda water

½ cup orange juice

Combine soda water and orange juice.